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Date:      Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:21:03 -0500 (CDT)
From:      mcbrune <mcbrune@home.com>
To:        David Dooley <dpd@raffles-it.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: NTPDATE problems
Message-ID:  <200109200221.f8K2L3A03700@home.com>
In-Reply-To: <200109200017.f8K0HKF53260@arrow.lan.raffles-it.com>

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PERHAPS it could be your ntp.conf file is missing or not configured correctly.

Hope this helps,

Corey
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> Hi, 
> 
> I seam to be having a problem setting my servers clock using ntpdate. 
> The Server is running is FreeBSD 4.4 RC #1
> 
> when is try and run the command 
> 
> 	ntpdate ntp.cs.strath.ac.uk ntp2b.mcc.ac.uk
> 
> I get the response 
> 
> 	20 Sep 13:10:04 ntpdate[441]: no server suitable for synchronization 
> found
> 
> but if I turn on query mode
> 
> 	ntpdate -q ntp.cs.strath.ac.uk ntp2b.mcc.ac.uk
> 
> I get 
> 
> 	server 130.159.196.118, stratum 2, offset -43209.008562, delay 
> 0.13278
> 	server 130.88.200.98, stratum 2, offset -43209.014114, delay 0.09576
> 	20 Sep 01:11:06 ntpdate[445]: step time server 130.88.200.98 offset 
> -43209.014114 sec
> 
> Which says to me that the servers are responding to my request of 
> time update.
> 
> if I try with debug turned on 
> 
> 	ntpdate -d ntp.cs.strath.ac.uk ntp2b.mcc.ac.uk
> 
> again I get 
> 
> 	20 Sep 01:13:03 ntpdate[446]: ntpdate 4.0.99b Sun Sep  9 01:54:45 
> BST 2001 (1)
> 	transmit(130.159.196.118)
> 	receive(130.159.196.118)
> 	transmit(130.159.196.118)
> 	receive(130.159.196.118)
> 	transmit(130.159.196.118)
> 	transmit(130.88.200.98)
> 	receive(130.159.196.118)
> 	transmit(130.159.196.118)
> 	receive(130.88.200.98)
> 	transmit(130.88.200.98)
> 	receive(130.159.196.118)
> 	transmit(130.159.196.118)
> 	receive(130.88.200.98)
> 	transmit(130.88.200.98)
> 	receive(130.88.200.98)
> 	transmit(130.88.200.98)
> 	receive(130.88.200.98)
> 	transmit(130.88.200.98)
> 	server 130.159.196.118, port 123
> 	stratum 2, precision -16, leap 00, trust 000
> 	refid [130.149.17.21], delay 0.10771, dispersion 0.00981
> 	transmitted 4, in filter 4
> 	reference time:    bf53b0b5.96f01754  Thu, Sep 20 2001  1:03:01.589
> 	originate timestamp: bf53b307.3326aec0  Thu, Sep 20 2001  1:12:55.199
> 	transmit timestamp:  bf545bd0.27cfa26a  Thu, Sep 20 2001 13:13:04.155
> 	filter delay:  0.10771  0.12741  0.12122  0.12740 
> 	         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000 
> 	filter offset: -43209.0 -43209.0 -43209.0 -43209.0
> 	         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
> 	delay 0.10771, dispersion 0.00981
> 	offset -43209.022998
> 
> 	server 130.88.200.98, port 123
> 	stratum 2, precision -26, leap 00, trust 000
> 	refid [129.132.2.21], delay 0.09726, dispersion 0.00526
> 	transmitted 4, in filter 4
> 	reference time:    bf53af56.fc0d4dc6  Thu, Sep 20 2001  0:57:10.984
> 	originate timestamp: bf53b307.5c0f3450  Thu, Sep 20 2001  1:12:55.359
> 	transmit timestamp:  bf545bd0.5774794e  Thu, Sep 20 2001 13:13:04.341
> 	filter delay:  0.14149  0.10179  0.09888  0.09726 
> 	         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000 
> 	filter offset: -43208.9 -43209.0 -43209.0 -43209.0
> 	         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
> 	delay 0.09726, dispersion 0.00526
> 	offset -43209.017989
> 
> 	20 Sep 01:13:04 ntpdate[446]: step time server 130.88.200.98 offset 
> -43209.017989 sec
> 
> I use the same 2 time servers at work an a selection of Sun Solaris 
> boxes with no problem.
> 
> Thanks for any light shed on this
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
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